Geo.,
My inquiry about Cooey is from seeing posts referencing such. Here is a passage from a couple years back from another forum:
"Iver Johnson had a contract with the H. W .Cooey Machine and Arms Co of Cobourg Ontaro to assemble shotguns starting in 1932 up until at least 1939. Cooey was a Canadian firearms manufacturer in Cobourg Ontario. They were taken over by Winchester in 1961 and Winchester closed the doors in 1979. Both the Iver Johnson Champion and Hercules double barrel shotguns were finished and assembled at the Cooey plant. Living in Canada, I have a few Iver Johnsons that bear the Cobourg stamping. The information regarding the Iver Johnson-Cooey connection was taken from the Cooey book by John Belton."
Now, knowing that everything I read on the internet is gospel, I want to question this passage to test its' authenticity. :-)
The above information you took from the net was posted by me. The information was taken from the Cooey Book written by John Belton. I have had, and have seen several Iver Johnson Hercules double barrels and single shot Champion models that were marked Iver Johnson, Made in Coburg. They were also marked Iver Johnson's Arms & Cycle Works (Canada) Ltd. Montreal. I don't believe parts were manufactured in Canada, the guns were just assembled here.
As far as I know, I don't think the Skeeter model was assembled in Canada.
